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Sell or dispose of an asset

Quick summary: Review the depreciation and disposal entries before completing an asset sale or write-off.

Open assets in Odoo

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Before you start

Section titled “Before you start”

Obtain accounting approval for the disposal date and treatment. For a sale, post the customer invoice first so it can be linked to the asset. A physical disposal, customer invoice, and asset closure are separate records of the event.

Close the asset

Section titled “Close the asset”
  1. Open the asset in Accounting and verify its identity, acquisition value, accumulated depreciation, and remaining book value.
  2. Click Modify Depreciation and select Sell or Dispose, according to the actual event.
  3. Enter the disposal date and review the proposed accounts. For a sale, select the related customer invoice and, when it has several lines, the line belonging to this asset.
  4. Review the proposed result and confirm with Sell or Dispose. Odoo generates the accounting entries needed for closure, including the gain or loss where applicable.
  5. Inspect the resulting entries, asset status, and depreciation schedule. Check that the disposal appears in the relevant reporting period.

Do not delete an asset to record its disposal, or create a second sale invoice because you cannot find the existing one. If the date is locked or the proposed values are unexpected, stop and ask accounting to resolve the issue.

See Odoo 19 — Assets.